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Extended business hours will be available at Elgin Community College to support students with enrollment for ECCs spring semester, which begins Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Updated 1/8/2021 11:13 AM The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago will host its next Community Tele-Town Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. All are invited to participate. The town hall is an opportunity to get the latest COVID-19 updates, to include COVID-19 vaccination information.   Participants also may learn about Federal Health Care Center health care and other services and ask Lovell FHCC Director Dr. Robert Buckley and Deputy Director/Commanding Officer Ca...

On Saturday, Jan. 9, join the "In Search of Eagles" event in the morning, followed by a virtual program, "Eagles and Osprey, Back from the Brink" during the afternoon.

Forest & Found, a community thrift store, donates $10,000 to local food bank   Updated 12/31/2020 5:50 PM Forest & Found, the Lake Forest community thrift store located at 1363 N. Western Ave., is ending 2020 on a positive note. Forced to close the store for a few weeks in the spring due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and then cutting back hours from six days a week to now four, they were concerned that the nonprofits ability to support its charities would be impacted.   Thanks to the st...

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago donates $40,000 to local food pantries to replace holiday party Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago donated $40,000 to 19 food pantries in December. Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago   Updated 12/31/2020 5:59 PM Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and the firms philanthropic arm, the Kindness Foundation, are giving $40,000 to local food pantries in place of their annual companywide holiday party this month. Each of...

Elmhurst hosts online series on Youth Issues During COVID     Updated 12/31/2020 7:27 PM The City of Elmhurst Commission on Youth is hosting a series of "Youth Issues During COVID." The next virtual live event, sponsored by Amita Health and Dr. Jason Washburn, will be "Depression in Kids During COVID."   It will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. When is the change of mood seen in kids considered temporarily stress? When is it something you need to take action on where ...

Sign up for Birding the Winter Rivershore nature program Jan. 22   Watch for winter birds, like sparrows and chickadees, flitting around the bare winter trees along the shoreline of the Fox River during "Birding the Winter Rivershore" on Friday, Jan. 22. John Starks | Staff Photographer     Posted12/31/2020 7:34 PM Enjoy the changing season as you hike, look, and listen for the birds inhabiting local forest preserves this winter. Forest Preserve District naturalists will cover ...

Mediacom offers $60,000 in scholarships to high school seniors   Updated 12/30/2020 6:20 PM Mediacom Communications in Moline is offering $60,000 in scholarship support for high school seniors who plan to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 20th consecutive year and Mediacoms investment will award $1,000 World Class Scholarships to 60 high school seniors. Scholarship recipients are given the flexibility to use the financial award to support post-secondary coll...

  Updated 12/30/2020 7:37 PM In partnership with Walgreens, Alden Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Bloomingdale held its first COVID-19 vaccine clinic for residents and staff today. The clinic vaccinated 200 of its staff and residents with the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. "We are pleased to be able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to our residents and staff," said Robert Molitor, Chief Executive Officer. "Our residents have a much higher risk for getting sick, being hosp...

  Posted12/30/2020 2:28 PM VNA Health Care is delighted to announce that on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 9 a.m., it will begin vaccinating staff with patient contact against COVID-19. This vaccination clinic will take place at the VNA Health Center in Aurora.   "2020 has been a year that has been indelibly shaped by the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Throughout this year, VNA has been dedicated to the delivery of care to vulnerable populations at increased risk of health disparities. Aft...